According to Human Rights Commission of Balochistan (HRCB), Balochistan witnessed a surge in military raids with 16 killed and 45 abducted in April amid the Covid-19 lockdown, Hakkpaan reported on May 8. As many as 73 people had been picked up by the Pakistani forces, including students, women, children, and infants, but 28 were later released. The whereabouts of the 45 remain unknown. Settlements were burned down in weeks-long military actions in the Kech, Panjgur, and Awaran Districts which left people homeless after returning from torture cells.